wearable computer

American  

[wair-uh-buhl kuhm-pyoo-ter] / ˈwɛər ə bəl kəmˈpyu tər /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a small computer that is worn or carried on the body; a wearable computing device.

   a wrist-worn wearable computer.

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Other Word Forms

• wearable computing noun

Etymology

Origin of wearable computer

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Snap first filed a trademark application for Spectacles in September 2016, “for use in connection with wearable computer hardware” and other related uses “among consumer electronics devices and displays.”

From The Verge • Jan. 6, 2022

How could yet another mechanical one really be as innovative as Apple’s new wearable computer?

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2015

Reports on its recent decision to withdraw Google Glass temporarily from the market suggest that the wearable computer was launched too soon.

From Economist • Mar. 5, 2015

“Ours are always on you. We have the smallest, most flexible, stretchable, wearable computer, and you can collect all sorts of biometric data tied to your motion.”

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2014

The wearable computer is yet another gadget in the open- ended development that unites evolution and revolution.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai